Ideas for Change

Mar 5th, 2010 3:58 PM UTC
By Kara Arsenault

In January, change.org launched a new “national ideas” competition, where folks from around the country were invited to send in their plans on how to address some of the country’s biggest challenges.

Earlier this week, the finalists were announced—and turns out several of our partners are in the running. Save the Children and GAVI are urging the US to invest in child health. Opportunity International is looking to get more young people involved in the fight against global poverty. And the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood is calling for a greater focus on maternal health.

Click here to see the full list of ideas. Voting ends on March 12—and the top ten ideas get help from change.org to help turn their idea into a reality.

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